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The Creation of the World

1 In the abeginning, Godcreated the heavens and the earth.2 The earthwasbwithout form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hoveringover the face of the waters.

3 And Godsaid, c“Let there belight,” and there was light.4 And Godsaw that the light was good. And Godseparated the lightfrom the darkness.5 Godcalled the lightDay, and the darkness he calledNight. And there was evening and there was morning, the firstday.

yieldingseed, and fruittreesbearingfruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so.12 The earthbrought forthvegetation, plantsyieldingseed according to their own kinds, and treesbearingfruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And Godsaw that it was good.13 And there was evening and there was morning, the thirdday.

14 And Godsaid, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for nsigns and for oseasons,
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and for days and years,15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so.16 And Godqmade the twogreatlights—the greaterlight to rule the day and the lesserlight to rule the night—and the stars.17 And Godset them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,18 to rrule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And Godsaw that it was good.19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourthday.

20 And Godsaid, “Let the watersswarm with swarms of livingcreatures, and let birds
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flyabove the earthacross the expanse of the heavens.”21 So tGodcreated the greatsea creatures and everylivingcreature that moves, with which the watersswarm, according to their kinds, and everywingedbird according to its kind. And Godsaw that it was good.22 And Godblessed them, saying, u“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birdsmultiply on the earth.”23 And there was evening and there was morning, the fifthday.

24 And Godsaid, “Let the earthbring forthlivingcreatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.25 And Godmade the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And Godsaw that it was good.

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The Hebrew word for man (adam) is the generic term for mankind and becomes the proper name Adam

in our image, xafter our likeness. And ylet them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over everycreeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

27 So Godcreatedman in his own image,in the image of God he created him;zmale and female he created them.

28 And Godblessed them. And Godsaid to them, aa“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over everyliving thing that moves on the earth.”29 And Godsaid, “Behold, I have givenyou everyplantyieldingseed that is on the face of all the earth, and everytree with seedin itsfruit. abYou shall have them for food.30 And acto everybeast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every greenplant for food.” And it was so.31 adAnd Godsaweverythingthat he had made, and behold, it was verygood. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixthday.